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Slow Growernew
Yo La Tengo isn't afraid to let the momentum build gradually
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
05-06-2013 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yo La Tengo
Stunning Tonto Forevernew
Looking back at one of Tucson's greatest record labels and the project that's bringing the music new life.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
02-07-2013 |
Music
Tags: Stunning Tonto Records
Get Your Download Onnew
Our music critics continue their look at the best of 2012.
Tucson Weekly |
The Usual Gang of Idiots |
01-03-2013 |
Music
Tags: Best Music of 2012
Diamond Rings: Free Dimensionalnew
When Toronto musician John O'Regan transformed himself from punk-band frontman to glam-rock diva on 2010's Special Affections, the results were a wonderful and skeletal album of electro-glam.
Tucson Weekly |
Sean Bottai |
11-15-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Diamond Rings
The Family Businessnew
Music has always been part ofthe life of Irish singer Mary Black.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
11-15-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mary Black
Mean Creek: 'Youth Companion'new
Boston's Mean Creek play a bold and exciting guitar rock that recalls both '90s alternative and '80s post-punk.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
11-15-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Mean Creek
Meomena: Momsnew
Portland, Ore.'s Menomena is a modern group yet to release a truly forgettable or misdirected album—more than can be said for most of their peers. Given the rather acrimonious departure of Brent Knopf, one might think Justin Harris and Danny Seim would have had to reinvent their sound...
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-04-2012 |
Reviews
More Metal!new
The Southwest Terror Fest makes its debut this weekend with 32 bands
Tucson Weekly |
Casey Dewey |
10-17-2012 |
Concerts
The Drowning Men: All of the Unknownnew
The Drowning Men are trying for a lot of things at once: The Oceanside, Calif., quintet blend folk, stately indie rock, dark subject matter, occasional bursts of punk energy and more.
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-11-2012 |
Reviews
The Tough Shits: "The Tough Shits"new
On the debut by Philadelphia's The Tough Shits, one is treated to a cartoon by comic artist Avi Spivak, depicting a cast of characters partying on a seedy boardwalk. It's an indicator of lyrical themes...
Tucson Weekly |
Billups Allen |
10-10-2012 |
Reviews
Mysterious Mummiesnew
A group of enigmatic, somewhat horny ancient ones is descending on the Rialto.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-04-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Helio Sequence: Negotiationsnew
Nobody does shimmering cool quite like the Helio Sequence. [image-1]
With sparse instrumentation—guitars, keyboards and drums—and a sense of all-enveloping reverb, the Oregon duo of Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel essentially spins gold from hay...
Tucson Weekly |
Eric Swedlund |
10-04-2012 |
Reviews
Kreayshawn: Somethin 'Bout Kreaynew
Cultural consensus tells us that some artists have little to no value. They're the musical equivalent of junk food—all empty calories and chemical additives. Kreayshawn, in context, belongs to the same brain-dead girl gang as Ke$ha and Dev and Uffie...
Tucson Weekly |
Staff |
10-04-2012 |
Reviews
Tags: Kreayshawn
A Hobby Heightenednew
After gaining acclaim thanks to MySpace, Washed Out expands into a full-fledged band.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Buke and Gase: Function Fallsnew
This indie-rock duo from Brooklyn recently changed their name ever so slightly (from the original Buke and Gass) because casual listeners and fans alike were mispronouncing it. The name refers to their unique, customized instruments: Arone Dyer's "buke," a six-string baritone ukulele; and Aron Sanchez's "gass," a guitar-bass hybrid.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
10-01-2012 |
Reviews
